Fastener



OCL 18, 1932. I A H. SWE-r1' 1,883,088

FASTENER Original Filed July 2. 1950 Patented Oct. 18, 1932 UNITEDSTATES ARTHUR H. SWETT, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FASTENER Originalapplication led July 2, 1930, Serial No. 465,294. Divided and thisapplication filed April 11, 1931..

Serial No. 529,347.

My invention relates to eyelet or tubular fasteners for securing objectsor parts together. rlhis application is a division of my co-pendingapplication, Serial No. 465,294,

5 filed July 2, 1930. As will be noted from the original application,this invention is Well adapted for securing tags of the-fold-over tonguetype to articles which they are to identify, and for the purposes ofillustration, I will refer particularly to the same as used inconnection with such tag structure. However, it will be understoodthatmy invention is not limited to such a structure, but is adaptable to anyother use, wherein eyelets, rivets or fasteners of this type aredesired.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a novel rivet structurewhich includes a tubular barrel part having at one end alaterally-eXtending base part of substantial size,

ai. which base part is adapted to engage one side of the material of atag or the like; and the tubular part is so formed that a part of thematerial forming the same is struck outward- 1y therefrom and adapted tobe clinched down upon the side of the tag material opposite the rivetbase to securely clamp the tag material between such struck-out part andthe base. Such struck-out portion is so formed that an upsta-ndingtubular part remains to be engaged with and clinched upon another partof the tag.

A further object is to provide a strong and durable rivet or fastenerstructure adapted to be attached to the tag or other object in $5 such away that it cannot be loosened and removed without so distorting therivet and tag as to prevent further use of the same, the entirestructure being of such character that any Vtampering or distortion ofthe same will be readily detected. The rivet structure is of sufficientrigidity and strength, and it is so shaped and attached so that the tagor other object must be practically torn apart in order to detach therivet and tag sections. Further objects are to provide rivet means forjoining objects or sections thereof to` gether, which rivet means isadapted to be permanently attached to a section of the 0bject, withmetal reinforcement on both sides of theI objectmaterial aroundthe'opening in such material Vthrough, which the rivet projects, therebystrengthening the object materia-l at .thatpoint and tending to preventtearing out of the same except under abnor-Y mal conditions; and toprovide, more-specifically, the tubular barrel portion with tangs cuttherefrom and adapted to be pressedoutwardly and downwardly to securelygrip the object material to permanently vattach the rivet to the object, or to strike from the tubular 60 wall an annular horizontal flangefor securely holding the rivet to the object,-the ar# rangement in bothcases being such that, when the remaining upstanding tubular part isengaged with another objectvor portion of the same object and crimped,the turned-down tangs or 'flange is concealed and rendered inaccessibleavoidingtamperingin an attempt to detach the structure.

Another object is to provide an improved j, rivet fastener which has onepart which can be initiall secured to one :sectionv of 'a tag or other oject, so as to kprevent detachment therefrom, and anotherv part exposedto per# mit a positive securementtov another and eX- posed part of thesame or another tag, there-- by eliminating separate handling'of therivet by the user.

Other objects and advantages. will become apparent as this descriptionprogresses and ,a by reference to the drawing, wherein;

Figure l is a plan view of one form of tag structure with my inventionapplied thereto, the tag being shown in its open and unfolded orunattached condition; V35

Fig. 2 is a view showing thetag of Fig. l with its section folded andpermanently secured together; I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the rivetstructure shown in Figs. l 9o Y and 2, and taken substantially on line 33 of Fig. l; l Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantiallyon line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is -a vertical sectional view, similar a5' to Fig. 3, but showingIanother form of rivet structure embodying my invention, and

Fig. 6 is a top plan View of the structure shown in Fig. 5.

The tag structure which I have chosen to illustrate my invention takesthe form of a blank having a rectangularly-shaped body portion 20 with'a narrow rectangular-lyshaped tongue 2l projecting from one endthereof. The tag body may be creased as at 22, providing foldablesections 2Oa and 20h, and the tongue 2l may be likewise creased forfolding as at 23, whereby the entire tag structure may be folded in theinanner and to the shape illustrated in Fig. 2.

This invention has to do particularly with rivet structures for securelyfastening a. tag of the foregoing `character to various articles. Oneform of tubular rivet 24 embodying my invention is shown in Figs. l to4, inclusive. This rivet is adapted to be permanently secured in anopening 28 formed in the tag body section 2Gb; and it has a tubularbarrel 25 pro iided one end with a laterally extending flange 26,constituting a base part of substantial width. rIhis upstanding` tubularpart has tangs 2? struck from its vertical wall at, preferably,diametrically oposed points; and while I preferably employ two suchtangs in this form, the number of the same may be varied, if desired,without departing from my invention. vWith this structure, the rivet maybe permanently secured'to the tag so that, when the saine is deliveredto the user, the rivet structure will constitute a part of the tag,eliminating the necessity and inconvenience of handling separate rivets,etc., as hereinbefore more particularly mentioned.

Any desired, and suitable, form of tool may be employed for the cuttingout of the tangs 27. These tangs may, preferably, be cut out before therivet is inserted in the tag opening 28, or the tubular rivet with uncutside walls may be rst inserted in the opening and a proper tool thenused which cuts and crimps and clamps the tangs in place as illustratedand described. In securing the rivet to the tag, its barrel portion 25is passed through the opening 28, whereupon the tangs are forcedoutwardly and downwardly upon the surface of the tag material as bestillustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. The tangs are pressed firmly down andpermanently act, and during this action, the base portion 26 serves as adie-like part for effecting the proper clinch'ing or crimping of thetangs 27. In this manner the tag material is tightly gripped between thetangs 27 andbase 26, and the Vtag material around the opening 28 isreenforced making it practically impossible to detach the rivet from thetag without so distorting both the rivet and the tag as to render thesame of no further use. This metal reenforcement attachment strengthensthe tag structure as a whole, making'the more nearlyv foolproof andtemper-proof in its article-attached position as is quite desirable.

After the rivet has been fined in place, the tag structure is ready foruse by the merchant,

or other user, who carries the same in stocl: in the conditionillustrated in Fig. l, until he is ready to attach it to the article tohe identified. Viren the user attaches the tag, the tag touffue 21 isloop-engaged with some suitable part of the article in such a way thatits free end may turn back to bring one of the openings 29, 29, and 29binto coincidence with the upstanding tubular portion 25 of the rivet,which tubular portion is then passed through the aligned opening. Thesection 2Oa is next folded over to the position shownin Fig. 2, so thatthe tubular portion 25 of the rivet may be projectedV through theopening 30. When the parts are thus engaged, a` suitable clinching orcrimping tool, of any well-known form, may be applied to the fasteningstructure to clinch the outer pro-V jecting tubular portion thereof tothe position or conditionindicated at 25 in Fig. 4. rllhus the tagsections 20a, 2()b and the tongue are all securely interlocked, and thewalls of the rivet which have been clinched are suiliciently rigid toprevent unclinching of the same for removal of these parts. The partsare so firmly secured together that they cannot be separated withouteither tearing the tag material or so distorting the same or the rivetthat such tampering may be readily detected and the merchant or userconsequently protected as intended.

It will be noted that with this arrangement, the rivet structure is oftubular form having at least three lateral projecting portions (whenfinally'clinched) which are in substantially vertical alignment witheach other and so related as to firmly holdrthe severalyfastenedsections of the tag, to support all of the openings throughwhich the rivet passes to more positively prevent unauthorizeddetachment. In the crimping of the outer portion of the tubular barrelpart 25 the base portion 26 and down-turned or clinched tangs 27 provideadditional die-like supporting surfaces for the clinching action,insuring the proper uniform and rigid crimp action which is quiteessential for best securement to the tag sections. Further, with thisarrangement, uniform association of the crimped tubular barrel part 25and the base part 26 with the tag sections provides structure which willwithstand greater pull ac tion as against these parts without tearingthan has heretofore been achieved with prior structures. n

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown another form of rivet embodying myinvention. This form, like that of Figs. 3 and 4, is provided with atubular barrel part 34 and an annular base part 35 extending laterallyfrom the lower edge thereof. To secure this rivet inplace, it isinserted through the opening 36 in the tag material 37 and a tool` ofsuitable form is then employed to crimp the tubular'side wall at anintermediate point,

or to double it on itself in such a way as to form alaterally-projecting annular Hange 38 which, when fully in form, engagesthe side of the tag material opposite the rivet base 35. This provideson both sides of the tag material around the opening 36, an annular(Tripping flange or ring which greatly strengthens the structure as awhole as hereinbefore more particularly mentioned in connection with theform of Figs. 3 and 4. In the mounting of this form of rivet, the baseportion 35 also serves as a die-support for the forming of the annularholding ring 38.

While I have described two different forms of rivet structure, it willbe understood that changes in details may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention. It will also be understood thatalthough I have described my invention as used in connection with a tagor other identification medium, I do not desire to be limited to suchuse, as this device can readily be adapted to any other object wheresimilar advantages are sought.

I claim:

l. A tubular rivet of the character described which comprises an annularbaseV part with a tubular part extending therefrom -at substantiallyright angles, and strips cut from the longitudinal wall surface of saidtubular part leaving an upstanding tubular part, said strips beingadapted to be forced outwardly and downwardly toward said base part topermanently fix said rivet in place upon an object with its upstanding`tubular part free for attachment by further deformation.

2. A tubular rivet of the character de-y scribed which comprises anannularbase part with a tubular part extending therefrom atsubstantially right angles, and strips cut at intervals from the freeend edge of the longitudinal wall surface of said tubular part toadjacent said base part leaving an upstanding tubular part, said stripsbeing adapted to be forced outwardly and downwardly toward said basepart to permanently fix said rivet in place upon an object with itsupstanding tubular part free for attachment to the same or anotherobject by further deformation.

3. A fastener of the class described, comprising an integral upstandingtubular body portion, a base, a strip cut from said upstanding tubularvbody portion, said strip being adapted when crimped to rigidly and rmlysecure between it and the base an object to which it is adapted to befastened, the upstanding tubular part of said body portion also beingadapted to be crimped down toward said base to retain between saidcrimped tubular part and the crimped strip the object to which it isfastened.

4. A fastener of the class described adapted to be secured to an object,and comprising a tubular body portion, a base integral with of the sameobject, or a part of a diiferent` object, independent Vof thefastener-attachment to the first-mentioned object.

ARTHUR H. SWE'IT.

